Transcript: Merkel Q&A

'Germany knows the value of all things European. All of the current discussion about the euro is taking place on the basis that we want to make the euro stronger, not to call it fundamentally into question.'

Updated June 24, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to face critical questions at this weekend's G-20 summit in Toronto. The U.S. and others want Germany to contribute more to rebalancing the world economy, by boosting German domestic demand and reducing the country's reliance on trade surpluses. But the chancellor argues that Germany has provided more fiscal stimulus than is often recognized, and that high exports simply reflect German companies' strengths. Amid all the talk about supporting the economic recovery, Ms. Merkel doesn't want the G-20 to forget about beefing up financial-sector regulation, a task she says is...